Jug-handle



(No ModeL) O. H. WOOLDRIDGE & J. M. HENDRON;

JUG HANDLE.

No. 371,018 Patented-Oct; 4, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. WOOLDRIDGE AND JAMES M. HENDRON, OF SHIPMAN, ILLINOIS.

JUG-HANDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 371,018, dated October 4, 1887.

Application filed May 5, 1887. Serial No. 237,.2l7. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, CHARLES H. WooL- BRIDGE and JAMES M. HENDRON, of Shipinau, in the county of Macoupin and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Jug-Handle, of which the following is aspecilication, reference being had to the annexed drawings, forming a part thereof, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of ajug provided with our improved handle, and Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both views.

The object of our invention is to attach to pottery jugs a wire bail or handle which will permit of readily carrying thejug in a vertical position.

The invention consists in the peculiar con struction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

Thejug A is of the usual form, except that the ordinary jug-handleis omitted. The frame ing the neck of the jug and connected with the looped ends of the uprights b. In two of the uprights Z1,'between the ends thereof and on diametrically-opposite sides of the j ug,are formed eyes d,in which are received the hooked ends of the wire bail e. The middle portion of the bail e is made straight, and receives a wooden handle,f,of the usual description.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- As an improved article of manufacture, a jug-handle comprising a wire frame consisting of the rectangular bottom piece, a, the ring 0, and the upright pieces I), having their ends connected to the said bottom piece and ring, two of the said uprights, on diametrically-opposite sides and between the ends thereof, being provided with eyes (I, and the bail e, secured to the said eyes, as set forth.

CHARLES H. IVOOLDRIDGE. JAMES M. HENDRON.

Witnesses:

EDWARD WOOLDRIDGE, AGUSTUS WOOLDRIDGE, E. WALDRoiv. 

